Disrupting language of instruction policy at a classroom level: Oracy examples from South Africa and Zambia
Disrupting language of instruction policy at a classroom level: Oracy examples from South Africa and Zambia
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破坏课堂教学语言政策:来自南非和赞比亚的口语示例
DOI:
10.1111/lit.12302
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发表时间:
2022
期刊:
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
Clare Woodward
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文献类型:
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作者:
Liz Chamberlain;Lucy Rodriguez;Clare Woodward
Education policy in the Global South often focuses on two areas: learner-centred education (LCE) and language of instruction (LoI). For over a decade, LCE has been promoted throughout sub-Saharan Africa and has been referred to as a ‘ policy panacea ’ . The basic premise of LCE is that it offers learners substantial control over what and how they learn through active engagement. Pair and group work involving talk are key aspects of LCE; however, in contexts where teachers and students are not pro fi cient in the of fi cial LoI, the ef fi cacy of this pedagogic approach is brought into question. Drawing on vignettes based on observational data of early years and primary classroom practice in South Africa and Zambia, this paper offers a discursive exploration of how valuing oracy and legitimising multilingualism alter classroom dynamics and interactions between teachers and children. En-couraging translanguaging as a pedagogical approach enables more effective meaning-making through talk and supports pedagogic shifts to more learner-centred classrooms. Exploring the potential of professional development to inspire change, we criti-cally draw out some of the observable shifts in practice, alongside the challenges, for practitioners moving to a more multilingual classroom whilst simul-taneously operating within the LoI policy.
影响因子:
3.3
作者:
Milligan L
通讯作者:
Milligan L